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A call to teach

I enjoy new beginnings, and as a churchgoing educator, I get three “new years” annually: the first on Jan. 1; the second in August or September as the academic year…

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Hidden history: El obispo caminante

Hispanic leaders, ministries and resources in the ELCA often go under-supported, underappreciated and uncelebrated. Ours is a hidden story. There are many Hispanic ministries and leaders throughout this church that…

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Brothers

When our children were young, we used to meet their cousins at a gas station in Mars Hill, N.C., a town about halfway between our homes in Virginia and South…

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Holy discomfort

In the Gospel readings for September, Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven through parables and in conversations with his disciples. The kingdom of heaven is where perfect justice flows. It’s…

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That’s a different story

What if we’re both wrong? There’s a long-standing difference of interpretation between Roman Catholics and Lutherans about what Jesus meant when he said to Simon, “You are Peter, and on…

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My take: The “both/and” legacy of the 19th Amendment

Editor’s note: The 19th Amendment was formally adopted into the United States Constitution on August 26, 1920. August marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment, and people…

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I’m a Lutheran: Henry Huntington

Joy Lutheran Church, Eagle River, Alaska Arctic researcher and conservationist I believe that we need to work together if we want the world to be a better place. Among other…

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Gifts from the past

Editor’s note: This year the ELCA celebrates 50 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in the United States, 40 years of the ordination of Lutheran women of color and 10 years…

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Last of all

Once upon a time, Jesus and his 12 friends piled into a house in a small seacoast town, kicked off their sandals and probably started to relax with a nice…

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My take: Incomplete and at home

My husband left the bathtub spigot running one day in late March. We had just hunkered down in quarantine, our high school student daughter and college student son shifting to…

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Fire in my bones

We kept the doors of Holy Trinity propped open all night. In our fellowship room, medics tended those wounded during the protests. Soon the impromptu clinic spilled onto our front…

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Remembering those behind bars during COVID-19

Editor’s note: COVID-19 has uniquely impacted communities of color and their lives and ministries. In this series, we will feature ELCA Racial Justice reflections from each of the ELCA Ethnic Specific and Multicultural Ministries associations,…